Climate averages 1991–2020
Managua weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Managua: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Masaya (24 km away). In December its highs average 29.1°C, 3.0°C cooler than Managua, with 9.3 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Nicaragua, Managua ranks 1st of 7 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 7 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 7 cities is 29.6°C; Managua is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.6 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Managua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| March | 34.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 13 | 2.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 146 | 15.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 153 | 18.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.5°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 69 | 11.4 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 109 | 15.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 168 | 21.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 187 | 21.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 46 | 6.7 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 32.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 4.6 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Masaya in DecemberNicaragua · 24 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Granada, Nicaragua in DecemberNicaragua · 39 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 9.3 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in DecemberNicaragua · 76 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Matagalpa in DecemberNicaragua · 95 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Estelí in DecemberNicaragua · 107 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Chinandega in DecemberNicaragua · 110 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in DecemberHonduras · 165 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Danlí in DecemberHonduras · 214 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 19 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Managua) is explained once on the Managua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.